Methacholine challenge in young children as evaluated by spirometry and impulse oscillometry

A study of the use of impulse oscillomet

A study of the use of impulse oscillometry in the evaluation of children with asthma: Analysis of lung parameters, order effect, and utility compared with spirometry

✍ Hirsh D. Komarow; Jeff Skinner; Michael Young; Donna Gaskins; Celeste Nelson; Pe 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 200 KB

## Abstract ## Background The ability to objectively measure lung function in children is critical in the assessment and treatment of asthma in this age group. We thus determined the effectiveness of impulse oscillometry (IOS) as a non‐invasive technique to assess lung function in children and in